Updated On: 23 December, 2019 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Gaurav Sarkar
More than 25,000 join anti-CAA protests in Dharavi; no violence, no lathi charge, no bullets fired

These days, Mumbaikars love a protest, clearly, with more than 25,000 (locals claimed 50,000) people converging once more for the one at Dharavi on Sunday against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). Despite the numbers, the protest went off without incident, with Mumbaikars gathering at 2pm and dispersing calmly at 5.45pm. The police had ensured this by speaking to the organisers days before.
According to reports, there were eight protests taken out on Sunday in different parts of the city; at Ghatkopar, Kurar, Charkop, Deonar, Malwani, and JJ Marg. Despite the numerous protests, there was no incident of violence reported anywhere in the city. The Dharavi protest was organised under the banner of "Dharavi Rehvasi Sangh," a group formulated just two days ago to spread awareness about CAA and NRC and also to address the queries of residents living in the area, about the specifics of the Act.